Renée Fleming Opening Remarks – 2024 LA County Arts & Health Week Summit

2024 Los Angeles County Arts and Health Week Summit Welcome and Opening Remarks
Renée Fleming – Special Projects Advisor, LA Opera and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Arts and Health

On Friday, June 14, 2024, LA Opera Connects convened the third annual Los Angeles County Arts and Health Week Summit. Hosted by LA Opera in collaboration with LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District; Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; and Healing Arts—an initiative of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab—and the World Health Organization, this unique summit offers conversations and participatory experiences, and promotes creative ways to approach wellness.

Thought leaders including arts practitioners, medical experts and administrators, policymakers and researchers will gather at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for discussions and presentations exploring how the arts can increasingly, and equitably, support health and wellbeing. The event features Special Projects Advisor for LA Opera, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Arts and Health and acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming, among other notable advocates for the arts in healthcare.